The Royal Hotel Durban has stood at the centre of Durban and its history for more than 150 years. On 12 December 1845 Durban’s first hotel opened to the public. The hotel was first named McDonald's Commercial Hotel , then the Masonic and finally the Royal. Over the last 175 years the hotel had had many owners This album has images of the hotel exterior and some of the internal features including the famous Grill Room, with its Colonial charm and stained-glass windows.
